Results for keyword: Consensus
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Quincy experiment to begin
The Quincy Library Group sees its controversial forest plan put into action when the Forest Service doubles logging on California's Plumas, Lassen and Tahoe national forests while protecting habitat for the northern spotted owl.
by Jane Braxton Little, Sep 13, 1999 -
Quincy Library Group bars outsiders
The consensus-based Quincy Library Group has decided to hold some of its meetings behind closed doors, to prevent what members describe as "disruptions" from opponents of the group's controversial forest plan.
by Jane Braxton Little, Apr 26, 1999 -
A sampling of the West's collaborative efforts
A directory of some Western consensus groups is followed by a bibliography of consensus-building materials.
by Michelle Mcclellan, May 13, 1996 -
Everyone helps a California forest - except the Forest Service
The Quincy Library Group of Plumas County, Calif., has won much approval nationally and yet finds itself having to battle the Forest Serivce on its own ground.
by Jon Christensen, May 13, 1996 -
Bringing back grizzlies splits environmentalists
What seems on the surface to be a successful consensus effort to restore grizzlies to central Idaho and western Montana has provoked a bitter split among Northern Rockies environmentalists many of whom believe the plan will harm bears rather than help.
by Ed Marston, May 13, 1996 -
A progressive commissioner takes the heat
Montezuma County Commissioner and Colorado rancher Tom Colbert proves himself an independent and determined thinker.
by Paul Larmer, May 13, 1996 -
A Colorado county tries a novel approach: work the system
County commissioners, forest rangers and other Montezuma County residents begin to come together to find a way to manage their public lands.
by Paul Larmer, May 13, 1996 -
Idaho learns to share two rivers
The Henry's Fork Watershed Council's struggle created a plan to share and save Idaho's Henry's Fork and Falls rivers.
by Patti Sherlock, May 13, 1996 -
Some not-so-easy steps to successful collaboration
Mediator Gerald Mueller of Missoula, Mont., names ingredients necessary for successful consensus groups.
by Lisa Jones, May 13, 1996 -
The skeptic: Collaboration has its limits
Sierra Club chairman Michael McCloskey raises doubts about consensus groups - and explores the harm they may cause.
by Michael Mccloskey, May 13, 1996
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